Disabled Rates at Campgrounds
I've been reading the good thread re Disabled Parking Permits & thought i'd ask a similar question. In a Government owned Campground (not private), should sites be offered at a discount for disabled...
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SDcampowneroperator wrote:filthy beast wrote:mgirardo wrote:
There are plenty of fully able-bodied folks that never leave their camper and/or site once they hookup. Should they also get a discount?
In the US at least, if some one is disabled, there is a good chance they are receiving disability benefits, so the government is already paying for them to camp where ever they are camping.
-Michael
And that disability pay that I receive is, at least in part, funded by the money I paid into the system while I was able to work!
Not quite. Our tax system is not a pay ahead , or pay back. It is a pay now set up for those qualified. School tax is a prime example, whether you have children, how many or not, you are taxed at the same rate. Because at some time in the future, those children will be paying the taxes that give you. the benefit, thus they are the nations children. Or would you prefer the old Chinese custom of having many so that there is a son to care for you in your old age?
On disabled discounts, may I add that whether you use the facilities or not, many camps have ADA equipment at pools, washrooms to serve the handicapped under Dept. of Justice requirement. Sure, you do not use the playground. The kids do not use the ADA compliant showers & equipment. The playground is much cheaper to build.
How in a camp that serves all comers with equal costs for each group could a discount be given?
At which % of disability should a discount apply? For what reason?
Dang right, We should all do right by a soldier disabled on duty. Not so much for someone handicapped for other reasons.
My last word on this:
The government took money from my pay every week and sent me documents telling me how much I would get when I retired or became disabled. I was not given the opportunity to opt out and save my own money. If you put money in the bank with the promise it would be there when you needed it, then when you wanted to withdraw the money, the bank says "sorry we used your money to fix the roof, we no longer have it", that would be an issue!
